“The Demon” stormed through to the second round with a dominant straight sets win over American Mackenzie McDonald in just under 2 hours on Monday.
On Wednesday night, De Minaur dropped the first set against Novak Djokovic protégé and Serbian Hamad Medjedovic in a tiebreak, before going on to close out the game in straight sets 2-6, 2-6, 1-6 to advance to the third round.
De Minaur faces France’s Frances Tiafoe on Friday, January 23, with a time and venue for the match yet to be announced.
Jordan Thompson (eliminated in round 2)
Jordan Thompson in action in round 1 of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Christopher Hopkins
Thompson dropped the first set to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo in a tiebreak in the first round on Monday, but managed to advance in subsequent straight sets.
Thompson suffered a heartbreaking 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Portugal’s Nuno Borges on Wednesday, in a marathon match that saw the 31-year-old from Sydney down a break in the third set after a foot fault, which was followed by a fault on his second serve.
Rinky Hijikata
Australian Rinky Hijikata is through to the second round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Getty Images
The 24-year-old advanced to the second round with a win in straight sets over France’s Adrian Mannarino on Monday night.
Hijikata faces Morocco’s Valentin Vacherot on Thursday, January 22 on the Show Court Arena with the match scheduled for 11am.
Dane Sweeny
Dane Sweeney refused to give an inch against Gael Monfils at Melbourne Park.Credit: Chris Hopkins
In a special moment, Dane Sweeny chalked up his first-ever major grand slam win against 6-time ATP Tour champion and tournament mainstay Gaël Monfils in a first round 4-set epic on the Show Court Arena.
The first set went to a tiebreak before Sweeny defeated the French showman in his last-ever Australian Open appearance in subsequent sets 7-5, 6-4, 7-5.
Sweeny’s next opponent is much tougher. He will face world Ben Shelton, who defeated France’s Ugo Humbert in straight sets on Tuesday, on John Cain Arena on Thursday, January 22 with the match scheduled for 12.10pm.
James Duckworth
James Duckworth defeated Croatian Dino Prizmic on Tuesday night.Credit: Chris Hopkins
It took 4 hours and 21 minutes, but 33-year-old James Duckworth managed to topple Croatian Dino Prizmic in an epic battle on Court 7 on Tuesday night to send himself sailing into the second round.
Duckworth won the first set in a tiebreak before his opponent mounted a stunning comeback, taking the next two sets 6-3, 6-1. Duckworth retaliated, taking the fourth set 7-5 before out muscling a courageous Prizmic in the fifth set 6-3.
It won’t get any easier for Duckworth in his second round match on Thursday, January 22 against world No.2 Jannik Sinner on Rod Laver Arena. The match is scheduled for 7pm.
Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanović (eliminated in round two)
Ajla Tomljanovic celebrates her victory against Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine in the Women’s Singles First Round during day two of the 2026 Australian Open. Credit: Getty Images
The 32-year-old mounted a valiant comeback in the first round against Ukrainian Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva at John Cain Arena on Monday night after dropping the first set 6-4.
Although mounting another comeback early in the second set against Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Wednesday night, Tomljanović fell to the Romanian in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
Talia Gibson (eliminated in round two)
Talia Gibson claims victory against Anna Blinkova in round 1 of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Eddie Jim
The 21-year-old wildcard pulled off her career-best win in straight sets against Russia’s Anna Blinkova on Monday in a commanding 6-1, 6-3 performance.
Gibson lost her second round match in a hard fought effort against Diana Shnaider on Wednesday, falling 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Priscilla Hon (eliminated in round 2)
Priscilla Hon is into the second round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Eddie Jim
Hon won her first Australian Open match in six years on Monday in a walkover against Canadian Marina Stakusic, with the final score 1-6, 6-4, 5-3 after two hours of play.
In an exceptional display of sportsmanship, Hon helped her injured opponent off Stadium Australia in a wheelchair after Stakusic was suffering from what appeared to be extreme cramps in the final set.
Unfortunately, Hon was no match for American Iva Jović on Wednesday night, bowing out in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena.
Storm Hunter (eliminated in round two)
Aussie Storm Hunter is through to the second round of the Australian Open.Credit: Eddie Jim
The 2022 US Open mixed doubles champion defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to advance to the second round.
Hunter was bundled out in the second round on Wednesday. American rising star Hailey Baptiste proved too tough of an opponent, taking the match 6-2, 6-1.
Taylah Preston
Taylah Preston moves into the second round.Credit: AP
Wildcard Taylah Preston stunned Kia Arena on Tuesday, dispatching doubles world No.15 Zhang Shuai 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to book a place in the second round.
The 20-year-old Aussie looked emotional as she pinched the late break to seal the match, and again when she spoke on court.
“I’m just really, really happy to get the win today, my first grand slam win,” she said.
Preston will face the Czech Republic’s Linda Nosková on Thursday, January 22 with the match scheduled for 12.40pm on the Show Court Arena.
Maddison Inglis
Maddison Inglis is through to the second round fo the 2026 Australian Open. Credit: AP
Maddison Inglis defeated fellow Australian Kimberly Birrell on Tuesday night, with the first two sets of the match decided by a tiebreak. Inglis took the final set 6-4 to book her place in the second round.
Inglis takes Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Thursday, January 22 on Stadium Australia with the match scheduled for 1pm.
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